Constanza’s FREE Preview of ‘Sonic Diary’!
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Ambient Decay on June 15th, 2008
First she was Tricky’s muse.
then she was ZeroKilled.
now unlock her ‘Sonic Diary‘…
a ‘DREAMTRONIC‘ journey featuring the TV hit: “I’ve been waiting for you” from CSI and “Burqa” from the L WORD.
Also included are haunting re-interpretations of Fugazi’s and Johnny Cash’s ever provocative singles “Just Another Alien“, “50 Bullets Fired in Queens“, and “Gods Gonna Cut You Down“!
June 10th, 2008, marked the digital release of Italian multimedia vocalist/composer Constanza’s ever aggressive and thought provoking, “Just Another Alien”.
The idea for “Just Another Alien” came to Constanza after a friend’s recent brush with US immigration services. After his detainment and eventually denied entry to the United States, Constanza began to wrestle with exactly it means to be displaced in the United States. Though now an American citizen herself, Constanza, recalls a time when she was just a visa-carrying alien herself when she stated that:
“America is a land of opportunity that many people never get to see because of certain laws that prevent foreigners from obtaining a visa. I wrote this song to make people aware of what our [The USA’s] government expects from its international citizens and to bring attention to how much it lets the native citizens get away with.”
The lyrics of “Just Another Alien” are taken directly from U.S. immigration form DS_156 and repeatedly begin with the line “have you ever…” They paint a vivid picture of the type of ‘American’ this administration expects, and what type will be denied access:
“Have you ever been arrested or convicted for any offense or crime, even though subject of a pardon, amnesty or other similar legal action? Have you ever unlawfully distributed or sold a controlled drug, or been a prostitute or procurer for prostitutes?”
It goes on to ask the most poignant question of them all, “Have you ever been a human being?”
Please take a listen to this track at Constanza’s EPK (http://www.zerokilled.tv/COSTANZA_SonicDiary_EPK.html) or MySpace page (www.myspace.com/costanzafrancavilla.) If you’d care to run a link to the track, an MP3 will gladly be provided by contacting Sam at Not a Fighter Public Relations.
“Just Another Alien” predates Constanza’s album ‘Sonic Diary‘, but only by four weeks. Though it can be found online now and the official release date for ‘Sonic Diary‘ was set for July 8th.
Here is a bit more on Constanza’s background.
Constanza burst onto the scene in 2003 as the featured vocalist for the tripnotic superstar Tricky and was found on Tricky’s album ‘Vunerable‘.
Constanza’s album ‘Sonic Diary‘ contains many songs that tackle a variety of international societal issues that weigh heavily on her mind from immigration (Just Another Alien), to women’s rights (Burqa, Back Into My Mother’s Womb), to the use/abuse of medicine (Medicine) and, on a more local level, a song dedicated to Sean Bell, the young man shot to death in Queens, NY by police officers in late 2006 (50 Bullets).
For Constanzas’ Press Contact:
Sam Orlando // notafighterpr@gmail.com
Check Constanza Out:
www.costanza.tv // www.myspace.com/costanzafrancavilla
Constanza’s EPK Page:
http://www.zerokilled.tv/COSTANZA_SonicDiary_EPK.html
Constanza’s Videos:
www.youtube.com/zkmusic
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2 opinions for Constanza’s FREE Preview of ‘Sonic Diary’!
Jun 15, 2008 at 4:00 am
Just wanted to say HI. I found your blog a few days ago on Technorati and have been reading it over the past few days.
Jun 18, 2008 at 9:26 pm
Heya Jason! Thanks for saying HI and Welcome to Industrial Addiction. I’m glad you have been reading this blog and I hope you continue!
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